Wow! The Amazing Blue Flower! Bunga Telang (Butterfly Pea) Secrets & Benefits

Hello, hello my lovely friends! Have you ever seen a super pretty flower? One that is bright, beautiful blue? Like a tiny piece of the sky fell down into the garden? Well, I want to tell you about a very special flower like that!

What is this Flower? In Malaysia, we call it Bunga Telang. In English, its funny name is Butterfly Pea Flower! Isn't that cute? It is a little blue flower that grows on a climbing plant, like little blue butterflies resting on green leaves.

Why is it Special? This flower is not just pretty. Oh no! For a long, long, LONG time, wise people like our grandmas and grandpas knew it had secret magic inside! It is like a helpful friend from nature. 

Many people use different parts of this plant – the pretty flowers, the green leaves, the strong roots, and even the little seeds inside pods (like tiny peas!) – to help our bodies feel better. Let me tell you some of its amazing secrets!

Secret #1: Magic Color-Changing Tea! (For Happy Tummies & More!) This is the most fun secret! You can make tea from the blue flowers!

• How to Make It:

  1. Take some pretty blue flowers (maybe a small handful).

  2. Put them in a cup.

  3. Pour hot water over them. Careful, it's hot!

  4. Watch! The water will turn super blue! Wow! Wait maybe 5 or 7 minutes.

  5. Take the soggy flowers out.

  6. Now, the magic part! Squeeze a little bit of lime or lemon juice into the blue tea.

  7. Abracadabra! It changes color! It turns into a beautiful PURPLE! So cool!

  8. You can add a little sugar if you like it sweet.

• Why Drink It?

  • People say this yummy purple tea is good for ladies, it can help make their monthly tummy time feel better.

  • It is also like a little superhero that helps wash away the yucky stuff inside your body (that's called detox!). Drinking it in the morning might even help if you want to be a little bit slimmer!

  • Some say it helps clean your blood too. Just sip sip sip every day!

  • Feeling stressed? This calm blue (or purple!) tea might help your heart feel peaceful and happy. Like a warm hug in a cup!

  • Trouble sleeping? Maybe a cup of this tea before sleepy time can help dreams come faster.

  • Got little sore spots (ulcers) in your mouth? Sipping this tea might make them feel better.

  • Even if your tummy feels funny and runny (diarrhea), drinking this boiled flower water for a week might help it calm down.

Secret #2: Happy Skin with Green Leaves! The green leaves of the Bunga Telang plant are helpful too!

• Got a little red bump (pimple or acne) on your face? (WHAT kind of problem?)

  • How to Help: Take some clean leaves, smoosh them up until they are soft and mushy. Gently put the mushy leaves on the pimple. Let it sit there for about 30 minutes, like a little green face mask! Then wash it off.

• Got a bigger, sore bump (like a boil)?

  • How to Help: Smoosh the leaves again and put them on the boil. It might help it feel better!

Secret #3: Strong, Shiny Hair! (Flowers & Seeds) Want beautiful hair like a princess? Bunga Telang might help!

• How to Help: Take some blue flowers, put them in a little bit of water. Squish and squash the flowers with your hands until the water turns blue and maybe a bit slimy. Then, wash your hair with this blue flower water, like using shampoo! People believe it can make hair grow thick and black, maybe even shiny! It might make your scalp feel happy too.

• The little seeds (like tiny beans) are also thought to be good for hair!

Secret #4: Wake Up Your Appetite! (Leaves) Not feeling hungry? Tummy says "no thank you" to food?

• How to Help: Try eating a few fresh, young Bunga Telang leaves with your rice. Some say it helps make you feel hungry again! Nom nom!

Secret #5: Helping Head Ouchies! (Flowers) Sometimes your head feels hurty? Like a little drum is playing inside?

• How to Help: Put some soft Bunga Telang flowers inside a small cloth bag, like making a tiny pillow. Sleep with this little flower pillow under your head. Maybe it will help the ouchie go away!

Secret #6: Bye-Bye Tummy Troubles! (Seeds & Roots) Tummy feeling stuck (constipation)? Or too runny (diarrhea)?

• How to Help (Stuck Tummy): Take the little seeds from the pods. Crush them into powder. Mix the powder with water and drink it.

• How to Help (Runny Tummy): Boiling the strong roots and drinking the water might help.

Secret #7: Helping Sore Eyes and Ears! (Flowers & Leaves) Eyes feeling red or itchy? Ears feeling sore?

• How to Help (Eyes): Put some blue flowers in a clean glass of water. Let them sit for a while. Use that water (not the flowers!) to gently wash your eyes. Do it every day until they feel better.

• How to Help (Ears): Take some clean leaves. Squish them in a little water. Add a tiny bit of salt. Gently put this water near the sore ear.

Secret #8: Making Your Brain Super Smart! (Seeds) Want to remember things better? Like where you put your favourite toy?

• How to Help: In India, they call the plant Shankupushpam and believe the seeds are like superfood for the brain! They think it helps memory and makes people wiser! Wow!

Secret #9: Easy Breathing! (Roots) Sometimes breathing feels hard, like you can't get enough air (asthma)? Or you have a cough-cough?

• How to Help: Boiling the roots and drinking the water like tea might help breathing feel easier and calm down a cough. For tricky breathing, some people boil about 40 grams of root in 5 glasses of water until only half is left. Then they drink one glass in the morning and one at night.

Important Little Note! Wow, Bunga Telang is like a little garden doctor, right? So many helpful secrets! Remember, these are old stories and traditional ways people used this plant (WHY - traditional knowledge). They are like helpful tips from nature. 

But if you are feeling very, very sick, or have a big ouchie, the best thing to do is always, always go see a kind doctor at the clinic! (WHERE to go for serious issues). Doctors are the super helpers for big problems.

Isn't Nature Amazing? So next time you see that pretty little blue flower, give it a smile! It is not just beautiful, it is full of nature's secret ways to help us feel good. Maybe you can try making the magic purple tea! It is yummy and fun!

Keep exploring the wonders around you!

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